A toothpaste that naturally certified to natrue standards and was created to offer gentle protection for healthy gums while supporting oral hygiene for the prevention of plaque build up.
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Ingredients overview
Calcium Carbonate, Water, Glycerin, Hydrated Silica, Xylitol, Bentonite, Lauryl Glucoside, Xanthan Gum, Propolis Extract, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Menthol, Stevioside, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Illicium Verum (Anise) Fruit/Seed Oil, Sea Salt, Totarol
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Highlights
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Key Ingredients
Antioxidant: Totarol
Skin-identical ingredient: Glycerin
Soothing: Menthol
Other Ingredients
Abrasive/scrub: Calcium Carbonate, Hydrated Silica
Antimicrobial/antibacterial: Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil
Buffering: Calcium Carbonate
Moisturizer/humectant: Glycerin, Xylitol
Perfuming: Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil
Solvent: Water
Surfactant/cleansing: Lauryl Glucoside, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Viscosity controlling: Hydrated Silica, Bentonite, Xanthan Gum
Skim through
| Ingredient name | what-it-does | irr., com. | ID-Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calcium Carbonate | abrasive/scrub, buffering | ||
| Water | solvent | ||
| Glycerin | skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant | 0, 0 | superstar |
| Hydrated Silica | abrasive/scrub, viscosity controlling | ||
| Xylitol | moisturizer/humectant | goodie | |
| Bentonite | viscosity controlling | 0, 0 | goodie |
| Lauryl Glucoside | surfactant/cleansing | ||
| Xanthan Gum | viscosity controlling | ||
| Propolis Extract | |||
| Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate | surfactant/cleansing | ||
| Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil | perfuming, antimicrobial/antibacterial | icky | |
| Menthol | soothing | icky | |
| Stevioside | |||
| Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil | perfuming | icky | |
| Illicium Verum (Anise) Fruit/Seed Oil | |||
| Sea Salt | |||
| Totarol | antioxidant |
Red Seal Propolis Classic Propolis Toothpaste
Ingredients explainedCalcium Carbonate
What-it-does: abrasive/scrub, buffering
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
Water
Also-called: Aqua | What-it-does: solvent
Good old water, aka H2O. The most common skincare ingredient of all. You can usually find it right in the very first spot of the ingredient list, meaning it’s the biggest thing out of all the stuff that makes up the product.
It’s mainly a solvent for ingredients that do not like to dissolve in oils but rather in water.
Once inside the skin, it hydrates, but not from the outside - putting pure water on the skin (hello long baths!) is drying.
One more thing: the water used in cosmetics is purified and deionized (it means that almost all of the mineral ions inside it is removed). Like this, the products can stay more stable over time.
Glycerin - superstar
Also-called: Glycerol | What-it-does: skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant | Irritancy: 0 | Comedogenicity: 0
- A natural moisturizer that’s also in our skin
- A super common, safe, effective and cheap molecule used for more than 50 years
- Not only a simple moisturizer but knows much more: keeps the skin lipids between our skin cells in a healthy (liquid crystal) state, protects against irritation, helps to restore barrier
- Effective from as low as 3% with even more benefits for dry skin at higher concentrations up to 20-40%
- High-glycerin moisturizers are awesome for treating severely dry skin
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Hydrated Silica
What-it-does: abrasive/scrub, absorbent/mattifier, viscosity controlling
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
Xylitol - goodie
What-it-does: moisturizer/humectant
A type of sugar that's part of a moisturizing trio called Aquaxyl. You can read more about its magic properties atxylitylglucoside.
Bentonite - goodie
Also-called: Type of clay | What-it-does: viscosity controlling, absorbent/mattifier, emulsion stabilising | Irritancy: 0 | Comedogenicity: 0
When it comes to oil-absorbing clay masks, bentonite will probably be one of the first ingredients on the INCI list. Technically bentonite clay is mostlymontmorillonite + something else, and thanks to the something else bit,bentonite comes in different types and colors.
The color depends on the mineral content of the clay: white bentonite is rich inboron and fluoride, yellow is rich inmanganese and zinc, green is rich incopper, zinc, and manganese and the pink clay is rich in boron.
No matter the color, bentonite is excellent at absorbing things: it can suck up the sebum and gunk from the skin and make it instantly smooth and matte. Not only that, but bentonite has a negative ionic charge and thus can attract things with a positive charge. Things with a positive charge include bad bacteria and toxins and bentonite clay masks can help to clear those out of the skin and pores (btw, bentonite is edible and has the same detoxifying effect internally).
Thanks to bentonite's effect against bad bacteria and pathogens, there is also someresearch showing that bentonite can help tocalm skin infections, soothe skin allergies and might work for skin conditions likepsoriasis and eczema.
On the other hand, the downside of bentonite being such a good absorbent is that it can suck up more than the excess sebum and used too often, it can easily dry out the skin. So use it for good measure, and never forget to moisturize afterwards.
Lauryl Glucoside
What-it-does: surfactant/cleansing
A 100% vegetable origin, biodegradable, mild cleansing agent that givesmoderate to high amount of foam. It's happy to work together with other surfactants (in general, that helps to create milder formulas).
Xanthan Gum
What-it-does: viscosity controlling, emulsion stabilising
It's one of the most commonly used thickeners and emulsion stabilizers. If the product is too runny, a little xanthan gum will make it more gel-like.Used alone, it can make the formula sticky and it is a good team player so it is usually combined with other thickeners and so-calledrheology modifiers (helper ingredients that adjust the flow and thus the feel of the formula). The typical use level of Xantha Gum is below 1%, it is usually in the 0.1-0.5% range.
Btw, Xanthan gum is all natural, a chain of sugar molecules (polysaccharide) produced from individual sugar molecules (glucose and sucrose) via fermentation. It’s approved by Ecocert and also used in the food industry(E415).
Propolis Extract
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate
What-it-does: surfactant/cleansing
A vegetable based co-surfactant that helps to create mild cleansing formulas.
Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil - icky
Also-called: Eucalyptus Essential Oil | What-it-does: perfuming, antimicrobial/antibacterial
The essential oil created by steam distilling the leaves of theEucalyptus tree. It's a colorless, pale yellow oil with a camphoraceous aroma used traditionally in vapor rubs to treatcoughs. Its name-giving main component is eucalyptol (also called 1,8-cineole, 80-91%) that has significant antibacterial and expectorant properties.
Among essential oils,Eucalyptus Globulus counts as rather non-sensitising with an EU sensitizer total of 5% (due to limonene). However, ifyour skin is super-sensitive oryou are allergic to fragrances, it is still better to avoid it.
Menthol - icky
What-it-does: soothing
Menthol needs no introduction: it's the thing that causes the cooling sensationso well-known both from cosmeticproducts as well as a bunch of other things like chocolate, chewing gum, toothpaste or cigarette.It's a natural compound that comes from theessential oil of Mentha species (peppermint oil contains 40-50% menthol) and it gives them their typical minty smell and flavor.
As for skincare, menthol seems to be a mixed bag. Apart from the cool cooling sensation (that might last up to 70 mins!), it also has painkilling, itch reducing, antibacterial, antifungal and even penetration enhancing properties.On the other hand, it also seems to act as a skin irritant that increases trans-epidermal water loss (the water that evaporates from the outer layer of the skin) and thus contributes to drying out the skin.
Stevioside
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil - icky
Also-called: Peppermint Oil | What-it-does: perfuming
The essential oil coming from steam distillation of freshlyharvested, flowering peppermint sprigs. Its major component is mentholthat gives the oil its well-known refreshing and cooling properties. Peppermint oil is traditionally used as an inhalant for cold and coughs and there is also some clinical data validating its use against headaches by rubbing a peppermint oil cream on the forehead.
As for skincare, other than the nice grassy-minty smell and the refreshing sensations, we cannot write good things. It can be a skin irritant, so much so that it is a well-known counterirritant for muscle pains creating mild surface irritation to make things better in the deeper layers. But for everyday skincare, counterirritation is not something you wanna do, so we think that peppermint oil is better to avoid, especially if your skin is sensitive.
Illicium Verum (Anise) Fruit/Seed Oil
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
Sea Salt
Also-called: Maris Sal
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
Totarol
What-it-does: antioxidant, deodorant
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
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